TERRIBLE BEAUTIES

Confronted with ferocious British counterinsurgency tactics, the rebels surrendered, enduring the ignominious taunts and abuse of Dublin citizens enraged at the destruction surrounding them and the apparent betrayal of the tens of thousands of Irishmen then serving in the British Army. In the 1880s...

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Published in:America 2010, Vol.202 (13), p.36
Main Author: Curtin, Nancy J
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Connolly, James
de Valera, Eamon (1882-1975)
Military history
Pearse, Patrick Henry (1879-1916)
Women
Yeats, William Butler (1865-1939)
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Summary:Confronted with ferocious British counterinsurgency tactics, the rebels surrendered, enduring the ignominious taunts and abuse of Dublin citizens enraged at the destruction surrounding them and the apparent betrayal of the tens of thousands of Irishmen then serving in the British Army. In the 1880s and 1890s cultural nationalist movements like the Gaelic League and the Gaelic Athletic Association nurtured "the rising generation" and provided rich recruiting grounds for the Irish Republican Brotherhood, itself shaken out of years of ineffectual lethargy by these inspired and impatient youths.
ISSN:0002-7049
1943-3697